The Bush Years: 9/11, War Crimes, and Economic Collapse

In this episode, public school history teacher Gianni joins Breht to trace the historical roots of our current political and economic crisis -- democratic breakdown, endless war, institutional distrust, rising authoritarianism, and deepening inequality -- back through the George W. Bush administration and the early 2000s. Together, they explore the contested election of 2000 and the Supreme Court's decisive intervention, the burial of that crisis in American political memory, the continuation and intensification of neoliberal economics through tax cuts, deregulation, and financialization, the role of No Child Left Behind in reshaping public education along market lines, the rise of neoconservatism and the ideological drive toward the Iraq War, the structural forces behind U.S. imperial policy across administrations, the relationship between U.S. foreign policy and Israeli strategic interests, the 2008 financial collapse and the total lack of accountability for elites, the devastation of working-class communities through war and economic crisis, the transition from Bush to Obama and the limits of liberal restoration, the conditions that gave rise to Trump, and more! Follow Gianni and The People's Classroom on Instagram @thepeoplesclassroom315 Check out his full lectures on YouTube HERE ---------------------------------------------------- Check out our NEW REV LEFT MERCH with Goods For The People HERE Support Rev Left and get access to bonus episodes: Make a one-time donation to Rev Left at BuyMeACoffee.com/revleftradio Follow,

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The Bush Years: 9/11, War Crimes, and Economic Collapse is an episode from Revolutionary Left Radio by Breht O'Shea.

This episode is 02:01:22 long.

This episode was published on Apr 8, 2026.

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